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U.S. troops departing for the Korean war front aboard a Pan Am flight
Image from page 1 of Traffic & Sales Clipper, Vol. 8, No. 17, Oct. 1950. Caption reads: "Airline luxury for GI's bound for the Korean war zone board a PAA Clipper with rifles, helmets, canteens, and cartridge belts for a fast flight from the West…
U.S. soldiers being deployed during WWII aboard Pan Am aircraft
Image from page 15 of brochure entitled "The First 50 Years of Pan Am" summarizing the airline's history and services and documenting Pan Am's role in WWII. Caption reads: "U.S. soldiers being flown to war zone in a Pan Am-operated military…
U.S. Navy students training at Pan Am facilities in Miami
Image from pp. 16-17 of brochure entitled "The First 50 Years of Pan Am" summarizing the airline's history and services and documenting Pan Am's role in WWII. Caption reads: "Group of U.S. Navy students headed by their Pan Am instructors, marching to…
U.S. Coast Guard crewmen aid a refugee during the 1965 Camarioca Boatlift
In an effort to rid Cuba of political dissidents, Fidel Castro announced in September 1965 that he would allow any Cuban who had relatives in the U.S. to leave the island through the port of Camarioca. Nearly 5,000 Cubans traversed the waters between…
U.S. Army troops returning home aboard the Clipper Home Sweet Home after serving in the Persian Gulf War
Image from page 1 of Pan Am Clipper, Vol. 17, No. 2, Mar. 1991. Caption reads, in part: The time, 9 A.M. The place, the JFK WorldPort. The date, Friday, March 8. It was the first arrival in New York of U.S. troops returning from the Persian Gulf. The…
U.S. Army cadets training at Pan Am's Navigation School at the University of Miami
Image from page 24 of brochure entitled "Ten Thousand Times Around the World: How 17 Years' Experience Made Possible the Story of the Clippers at War". Caption reads: "Passing in review - the 20th graduation class of PAA's Navigation School,…
